John Leverett
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John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Leverett canonical | 5 |
| John Leverett Jr. | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governor
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Massachusetts Council of Assistants
ⓘ
Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| birthPlace | England ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1616 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
King's Chapel Burying Ground
ⓘ
surface form:
King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston
|
| child | Hudson Leverett ⓘ |
| citizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| conflict | King Philip's War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| deathYear | 1679 ⓘ |
| education | possibly attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Leverett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
defense of Massachusetts Bay Colony frontiers
ⓘ
relations with Native American tribes in New England ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | colonial magistrate ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts colonial militia
|
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | oversaw Massachusetts Bay Colony during King Philip's War ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership during King Philip's War ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | English Civil War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Colony government
ⓘ
Deputy Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form:
Speaker of the Massachusetts General Court
|
| precededBy | Richard Bellingham ⓘ |
| relative | Thomas Leverett ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| spouse |
Hannah Hudson
ⓘ
Sarah Sedgwick ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Simon Bradstreet ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1679 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1673 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John Leverett Jr.